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Former government watchdog on his decision to end legal fight challenging his firing

****DRAFT ***NPR's Juana talks to Hampton Dellinger, who formerly lead an independent government watchdog agency, about his decision to stop challenging the Trump administration for firing him.
- Juana Summers
Top Democrats ask Rubio for answers on now-canceled $400 million Tesla plan

A letter from two House Democrats presses Rubio for details about who approved an effort to try to use hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on armored electric vehicles from Tesla.
- Bobby Allyn
War heroes are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given the military until Wednesday to remove content highlighting diversity efforts following an executive order ending those programs across the government.
- The Associated Press
She got her dream job at CDC back. But she's already moving on

An unknown number of fired CDC workers got their jobs back this week. Among them was Bri McNulty, who had shared her story with NPR.
- Yuki Noguchi
Trump is set to speak to crypto founders and investors at the White House on Friday

President Trump signed an order late Thursday creating a cryptocurrency strategic reserve using bitcoin seized through court proceedings, directing officials to find "budget-neutral" ways to grow it.
- Deepa Shivaram
'A blitz attack': VA mental health experts liken Elon Musk's emails to warfare

Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.
- Andrea Hsu
The U.S. Postal Service could face substantial change. What comes next?

The changes Trump reportedly is proposing to the Postal Service, such as a merger with the Department of Commerce, would likely be challenged in federal court, experts say.
- Ayana Archie
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, censured for protesting at Trump's address to Congress

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, says his protest at President Trump's Tuesday address to Congress was about standing up for constituents. Ten fellow House Democrats voted with Republicans to censure him.
- Barbara Sprunt
Running for Seattle mayor from Tent City 3

“I fully admit that I am not the most qualified candidate under normal circumstances,” Seattle mayoral candidate Joe Molloy said. “But I don’t feel like this city is under normal circumstances.”
- Amy Radil
The graveyard shift: lessons from WA's dead bills (so far)

It’s an old saw in Olympia: A lawmaker’s job is not so much to pass good bills, but to kill bad ones (because there are just a lot of bad ones). Good or bad, this time of year is “Bill Killing Season” at the state capitol, having just passed two deadlines for the hundreds of policy and fiscal bills introduced this session.
- Jeanie Lindsay

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